Wistron to land tablet PC orders from Asustek, says paper

Newswatch - Jan 3, 11:55

Wistron is expected to land orders from Asustek Computer for one of its two tablet PC models in the first half of 2012, helping Wistron's total tablet PC shipments to reach 3-4 million...

Quanta to remain as biggest notebook maker in 2012

Jan 2, 10:44

Quanta Computer is expected to ship 57.43-60.50 million notebooks in 2012, remaining as the largest notebook maker, according to industry sources.

Wistron NeWeb starts shipments of LTE devices

Dec 16, 11:37

Taiwan-based networking/communication equipment maker Wistron NeWeb began to ship LTE-enabled devices in the fourth quarter of 2011, according to company CEO Haydn Hsieh.

Acer to downsize product lines by two-thirds in 2012, says chairman

Dec 15, 01:00

Acer chairman JT Wang, commenting on the company's operations in 2012, pointed out that Acer will conduct a full-scale evaluation of its product lines and will simplify them based...

Wistron lands smart TV orders from Lenovo, says paper

Newswatch - Dec 14, 15:35

Wistron has beaten Compal Electronics to win smart TV orders from Lenovo with shipments to begin in the first quarter of 2012 at the earliest, according to a Chinese-language...

Digitimes Research: Taiwan LCD TV shipments slowing down

Dec 13, 16:01

LCD TVs shipped by Taiwan-based makers are expected to reach 12.36 million units in the fourth quarter of 2011, up 9.6% sequentially and 1.5% on year, according to data released by...

Notebook supply chain expects to see improving gross margins for 2012

Dec 13, 01:25

Players in the notebook upstream supply chain expect their gross margin in 2012 to improve as notebook brand vendors are turning their focuses to ultrabooks, which have better profitability...

Quanta Computer sees decreased revenues, Wistron hits record in November

Dec 9, 01:00

Quanta Computer saw consolidated revenues for November decrease 9.68% on month and 3.41% on year, while fellow maker Wistron generated record consolidated revenues of NT$66.097 billion...

Taiwan PC component makers asked to supply for peak demand before 2012 Lunar New Year

Dec 7, 01:00

PC ODMs Quanta Computer, Compal Electronics, Wistron and Inventec, have asked component makers to increase supply volumes by 40-50% larger than normal levels to meet expected peak...

Compal reportedly receives extra orders from Lenovo and Dell

Nov 17, 01:20

Compal Electronics reportedly has received extra orders from Lenovo and Dell for 2011 and will become the two notebook vendors' largest ODM partner, according to sources from the...

Foxconn to land more ODM TV orders from Sony in 2012; to compete with TPV for top-ranking

Nov 16, 15:02

The ranking of Taiwan-based LCD TV ODMs may undergo a major shift in 2012 due to increased outsourcing from Sony as well as Sony's switching part of its orders from Wistron to Foxconn...

Wistron to develop new material for ultrabook chassis, says paper

Newswatch - Nov 15, 14:30

Wistron plans to cooperate with a chassis player, which will be the company's third chassis partner, in the first quarter of 2012 to establish a joint venture to develop a new chassis...

Wistron NeWeb, Gemtek see October revenues down sequentially

Stockwatch - Nov 10, 13:51

Wistron NeWeb and Gemtek Technology, two Taiwan-based makers of wireless networking/communication devices, had October consolidated revenues of NT$3.158 billion (US$105 million) decreasing...

Quanta Computer October revenues hit high

Nov 9, 01:00

Quanta Computer has reported consolidated revenues of NT$107.241 billion (US$3.55 billion) for October, its second-highest monthly level next only to NT$114.569 billion posted in...

Wistron expects to ship 36 million notebooks, 4 million tablet PCs in 2012

Oct 31, 11:29

Taiwan-based EMS provider Wistron expects to ship 36 million notebooks and four million tablet PCs in 2012, increasing by 20% and 300-400% from 2011, according to company chairman...

OEM LCD TV makers lower estimated shipments for 2011

Oct 17, 15:39

Lackluster LCD TV sales in the end market have brought down shipments of the products and have caused most OEM makers to lower estimated shipments for overall 2011, according to sources...

Taiwan notebook makers see mixed revenue performance in September

Oct 12, 16:32

Taiwan-based notebook makers saw mixed revenue performance in September with Quanta suffering an on-month decline, while Wistron and Inventec enjoyed growth.

Taiwan notebook ODMs expected to see sequential growth in September shipments

Oct 5, 01:10

ODMs Quanta Computer, Compal Electronics, Wistron and Inventec are expected to see September notebook shipments increase on month due to vendors taking increased deliveries for the...

Wistron to launch a tablet PC model with in-house built software support

Oct 4, 01:30

Wistron is set to launch a tablet PC that will support cloud computing and the company will push the device in the education and medical markets, according to company president Robert...

Notebook ODMs consider forming joint venture with metal chassis maker to secure supply

Oct 4, 01:10

Taiwan-based notebook ODMs, concerned that supply of metal chassis may fall short in the near future, are considering to establish joint ventures with upstream metal chassis suppliers...

Wistron signs license agreement with Intellectual Ventures for patent protection

Sep 22, 14:05

Wistron and Intellectual Ventures (IV) have announced that they entered into a license agreement. The deal provides Wistron with access to IV's patent portfolio of more than 35,000...

Facebook has Quanta Computer, Wistron set up Internet data centers in US

Sep 14, 16:49

Facebook has skipped original partner Dell to commission Taiwan-based ODM Quanta Computer to set up a customized data center in Oregon and another one in North Carolina through cooperation...

Gemtek, Sercomm, Wistron NeWeb see August revenues hit records

Sep 9, 11:15

Taiwan-based networking/communication equipment makers Gemtek Technology, Sercomm and Wistron NeWeb saw their August consolidated revenues of NT$2.790 billion (US$96.2 million), NT$1.223...

Notebook makers post mixed August results

Sep 9, 01:15

Inventec has reported a 24.5% sequential drop in August revenues while Wistron saw almost flat growth. Meanwhile, Quanta Computer's August sales only saw a single-digit rise on month...

Notebook players limit initial Ultrabook shipment volume below 50,000 units

Sep 6, 01:05

First-tier notebook brand vendors Acer, Lenovo, Toshiba and Asustek Computer, understanding that demand for notebooks is unlikely to recover in the fourth quarter, while Apple's products...

Quanta, Wistron, Taiwan Mobile announce cloud computing cooperation

Aug 30, 01:20

Taiwan-based PC makers Quanta Computer and Wistron, and telecom carrier Taiwan Mobile have jointly announced cooperation over cloud computing service with the two PC makers to also...

Samsung reportedly contacted Taiwan OEMs for evaluating notebook outsourcing

Aug 23, 01:10

Korea-based notebook brand vendor Samsung Electronics has reportedly contacted Taiwan-based notebook makers Quanta Computer, Compal Electronics and Pegatron Technology in August to...

Ultrabooks and Windows 8 to drive sales momentum for notebooks in 2012, says Wistron chairman

Aug 22, 14:33

The launch of ultrabooks and Microsoft's Windows 8 OS will serve as growth drivers for the notebook industry in 2012, according to Simon Lin, chairman of Taiwan-based notebook ODM...

Wistron NeWeb posts highest EPS in the segment in 1H11

Aug 18, 01:25

Wistron NeWeb has reported net profits of NT$793 million (US$27.4 million) or an EPS of NT$2.92 for the first half of 2011. The first-half EPS was the highest among Taiwan-based network...

Quanta, Wistron see revenue, notebook shipments drop in July

Aug 9, 01:05

Taiwan-based notebook makers Quanta Computer and Wistron both saw their revenues and notebook shipments drop on month in July due to their downstream clients reducing orders for July...

Low demand in TV market might cause Taiwan-based OEM firms to miss shipment targets

Aug 8, 15:41

Low demand in the TV industry has been causing many branded TV firms to lower shipment targets for 2011. Industry sources pointed out global shipments might decrease to 201-210 million...

Wistron, Pegatron, TPV-Inventa shipping more AIO PCs in 2011

Aug 5, 01:25

Wistron, Pegatron Technology and TPV-Inventa Technology are expected to see their shipments of all-in-one (AIO) PCs grow significantly in 2011, buoyed by orders from Lenovo and Hewlett-Packard...

Japan-based TV brands to account for 30% of AUO sales in 2H11

Aug 2, 01:20

Demand for LCD TVs has been soft and the financial performance from Japan-based firms has been less than expected. However, according to AU Optronics (AUO), orders from Japan-based...

Compal reportedly lands new notebook orders from Asustek for 2012

Jul 28, 01:30

Compal Electronics has reportedly landed new notebook orders from Asustek Computer for 2012, doubling its Asustek orders from two million units in 2011 to four million units in 2012,...

Quanta, Wistron expected to strongly benefit from cloud computing in 2012

Jul 28, 01:10

Quanta Computer and Wistron are expected to see strong sales growth in their cloud computing-related businesses in 2012 with Quanta's revenues from server business to more than double,...